MMA Odds and Ends for Wednesday: Steve Bosse vs. Jared Cannonier set for the TUF 25 Finale

Steve Bosse vs. Jared Cannonier set for the TUF 25 Finale

UFC officials announced Tuesday that Steve Bosse will face Jared Cannonier on July 7th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Bosse (12-2) has not fought since a “Fight of the Night” decision win over Sean O’Connell at UFC Fight Night 89 last June. The former hockey enforcer has won back-to-back fights after dropping his promotional debut to Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 70 in June 2015.

Meanwhile, Cannonier (9-2) heads into this matchup off a decision loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC 208 in February. The 33-year-old has gone 2-2 in the UFC after winning nine-straight fights on the regional circut

Darren Till vs. Jessin Ayari booked for UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden

MMAJunkie reports that Darren Till will put his unblemished record on the line against Jessin Ayariat at UFC Fight Night 109 on May 28th in Stockholm, Sweden. Till (13-0-1) returns to the Octagon for the first time since October 2015, and he is coming off a majority draw against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 76. The 24-year-old has gone has gone 1-0-1 in the UFC, as he earned a knockout victory against Wendell Oliveira in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 67.

Ayrai (16-3) came out on top in his UFC debut last year, defeating Jim Wallhead by split decision at UFC Fight Night 93. The German fighter heads into this matchup on a seven-fight win streak.

Here’s an updated look at the card…

 

Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira

Christian Colombo vs. Damian Grabowski

Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson

Misha Cirkunov vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Joaquim Silva vs. Mairbek Taisumov

Chris Camozzi vs. Trevor Smith

Ben Saunders vs. Peter Sobotta

Emil Meek vs. Nordine Taleb

Damir Hadzovic vs. Marcin Held

Nico Musoke vs. Bojan Velickovic

Pedro Munhoz vs. Damian Stasiak

Jessin Ayari vs. Darren Till

 

Written by James Lynch

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